Massage therapy combined with core muscle training for the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain in sedentary individuals

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsInternational Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry
Year 2025
INTERVENTION: Experimental Group:Massage Preprocessing + Core Muscle Training;Control Group:Core Muscle Group Training; CONDITION: Chronic non‐specific low back pain in sedentary individuals PRIMARY OUTCOME: Pain Visual Analogue Scale; SECONDARY OUTCOME: Roland‐Morris Disability Questionnaire;Biomechanical characteristics of erector spinae;Dynamic strength, explosive power, and endurance of the lumbar flexor and extensor muscle groups;pressure pain threshold;Fear‐Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire;Long‐term recurrence rate;Plasma biomarkers Transforming Growth Factor‐beta 1 (TGF‐ß1) and Core Protein Glycosaminoglycan (Decorin); INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Aged between 20 and 60 years old, with no restriction on gender. (2) Meets the CNLBP diagnostic criteria. (3) Low back pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score =3 points (on a 0‐10 scale). (4) No systematic physical therapy (e.g., massage, acupuncture) or core muscle training in the past 4 weeks. (5) Possesses normal cognitive, understanding, and communication abilities. (6) Voluntarily participates in this study and signs a written informed consent form.
Epistemonikos ID: 3a973d49e95f62deb332f7e308a0ad743400c558
First added on: Apr 24, 2026